Etymology : Middle English, of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Swedish skabbr scab; akin to Old English sceabb scab, Latin scabere to scratch; more at SHAVE
Pronunciation : 'skab
Function : noun
Date : 13th century
1. incrustation that forms over a wound during healing; scabies, skin disease of animals (Vet. Medicine); plant disease characterized by crusty formations on the leaves (Botany); one who refuses to participate in a labor strike (Slang). form into a scab, form a crusty covering; violate a strike, refuse to join a labor union. scab\scab\ (skăb), n. [oe. scab, scabbe, shabbe; cf. as. sc?b, sceabb, scebb, dan. & sw. skab, and also l. scabies, fr. scabere to scratch, akin to e. shave. see:
shave, and cf. shab, shabby.].
2. an incrustation over a sore, wound, vesicle, or pustule, formed by the drying up of the discharge from the diseased part.
3. the itch in man; also, the scurvy. [colloq. or obs.].
4. the mange, esp. when it appears on sheep.
5. a disease of potatoes producing pits in their surface, caused by a minute fungus (tiburcinia scabies).
6. (founding) a slight irregular protuberance which defaces the surface of a casting, caused by the breaking away of a part of the mold.
7. a mean, dirty, paltry fellow. [low].
8. a nickname for a workman who engages for lower wages than are fixed by the trades unions; also, for one who takes the place of a workman on a strike. [cant]scab \scab\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. scabbed ; p. pr. & vb. n. scabbing.] to become covered with a scab; as, the wound scabbed over.scab \scab\, n. (bot.) any one of various more or less destructive fungus diseases attacking cultivated plants, and usually forming dark-colored crustlike spots. [scab n.
9. someone who works (or provides workers) during a strike [syn: strikebreaker, blackleg, rat].
10. the crustlike surface of a healing skin lesion v 1: form a scab; of wounds [syn: scab over, cicatrize] 2: take the place of work of someone on strike [syn: rat, blackleg].
11. An incrustation over a sore, wound, vesicle, or pustule, formed by the drying up of the discharge from the diseased part.
12. The itch in man; also, the scurvy.
13. The mange, esp. when it appears on sheep.
14. A disease of potatoes producing pits in their surface, caused by a minute fungus.
15. A slight irregular protuberance which defaces the surface of a casting, caused by the breaking away of a part of the mold.
16. A mean, dirty, paltry fellow.
17. A nickname for a workman who engages for lower wages than are fixed by the trades unions; also, for one who takes the place of a workman on a strike.
18. To become covered with a scab; as, the wound scabbed over.
19. Any one of various more or less destructive fungus diseases attacking cultivated plants, and usually forming dark-colored crustlike spots. the crustlike surface of a healing skin lesion someone who works during a strike form a scab; "the wounds will eventually scab" take the place of work of someone on strike.
20. 1. A scab is a hard, dry covering that forms over the surface of a wound. The area can be very painful until scabs form after about ten days.
21. disapproval People who continue to work during a strike are called scabs by the people who are on strike. He hired scabs to replace strikers. Scab is also an adjective. The mill was started up with scab labor.
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